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    Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly - 2 year(s) ago

    Six prizes were presented to seven remarkable individuals and health institutions from across the globe, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to public health and development.

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      Congratulations, Dr. Hanadi KM Al Hamad on receiving the #Kuwait’s Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Research in Health Care for the Elderly & in Health Promotion for her remarkable contribution to the field of geriatric care. https://t.co/FbP8DrsSY4 #WHA75 https://t.co/Alk8f6IFVI

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      Congratulations to #Nicaragua's Community for Fighting #Malaria and receiving this year’s United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize, which is awarded for an outstanding contribution to health development https://t.co/FbP8DrtqNC #WHA75 https://t.co/yv7Jmkpi2v

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    Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders: What’s Next? // International League Against Epilepsy - 2 year(s) ago

    28 May 2022,  14:00 – 15:00 Central European Time To see the webinar scheduled in your local time, please use a time zone converter to convert Paris time (CET / CEST) to your city.   The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE), the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the World…

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      Today's the day! Join our free webinar at 14:00 CEST to learn about the outcome of the #WHA75 vote to adopt the @WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on #Epilepsy & Other Neurological Disorders (#IGAP): https://t.co/yUxBHB8UzX. @wfneurology @IBESocialMedia @icnapedia @yesILAE https://t.co/rBo6T9JSEu

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    Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly - 2 year(s) ago

    The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board.

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      Day 7 - last day - of the 75th World Health Assembly #WHA75 will resume at 09h00 CEST. Follow live here https://t.co/tDliixgN6k Find today’s programme in the Day 7 Journal https://t.co/WNHQxenL8Q https://t.co/6aYCzoJimN

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    Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 27 May 2022 - 2 year(s) ago

    Record number of decisions for noncommunicable diseases and mental healthDelegates at the World Health Assembly approved a record number of recommendations relating to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancers, diabetes, heart and lung diseases, as well as to mental health, and their risk factors.The move comes ahead of the fourth United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on the…

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      📌Delegates at #WHA75 agreed to adopt the updated WHO Global Strategy for Food Safety to strengthen national food safety systems. Find the full update here: https://t.co/PpBBseUKQb

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      📌Delegates agreed on: ▶️A landmark global strategy for oral health ▶️New recommendations for the prevention & management of obesity ▶️Improving the lives of people with neurological disorders through a new global action plan #WHA75 https://t.co/PpBBseUKQb https://t.co/jOtUbaX9B4

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    Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 27 May 2022 - 2 year(s) ago

    Record number of decisions for noncommunicable diseases and mental healthDelegates at the World Health Assembly approved a record number of recommendations relating to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancers, diabetes, heart and lung diseases, as well as to mental health, and their risk factors.The move comes ahead of the fourth United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on the…

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      📌For the first time, delegates at the #WHA75 have also supported the creation of global targets for addressing diabetes. https://t.co/PpBBseUKQb https://t.co/V6cMJssiMj

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      📌Delegates agreed on recommendations on strengthening the design and implementation of policies (including those for resilient health systems and health services and infrastructure) to prevent and manage NCDs in humanitarian emergencies. #WHA75 ▶ https://t.co/PpBBseUKQb https://t.co/A4WrW1xMNo

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      📌Delegates today at the #WHA75 approved a number of recommendations relating to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancers, diabetes, heart and lung diseases, as well as to mental health, and their risk factors. ▶https://t.co/PpBBseUKQb https://t.co/ceoKQKDukV

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    Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly - 2 year(s) ago

    Six prizes were presented to seven remarkable individuals and health institutions from across the globe, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to public health and development.

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      HIV testing is now a crucial prevention tool among all vulnerable groups. In 2020, 300 million tests were carried out in #China. Dr. Wu’s recommendations on outreach interventions for vulnerable groups translated into a national policy https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/i14DqLCEqy

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      Dr. Wu has also introduced universal testing and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected men who have sex with men. These measures led to a decrease in the number of new HIV infections in 20 cities in #China https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/YfW82dAaDR

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      The impact of these measures has been significant. Today, drug users represent 1% of all HIV infections in #China, while in 2004, they represented half https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/0sglf2j1NQ

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      Dr. Wu is the Chief Epidemiologist of the Chinese Center for Disease Control & Prevention. He has designed, piloted & scaled up outreach programmes to increase condom use among sex workers and testing for sexually transmitted infections https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/6T05Xn9ZfS

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      Dr. Wu Zunyou from #China received this year’s Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion https://t.co/Fwo57LMhab #WHA75 https://t.co/on2pZsBdk9

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      The holistic approach developed by the Centre enriches the understanding of severe hypothermia globally https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/HKvsOvNCYQ

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    Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly - 2 year(s) ago

    Six prizes were presented to seven remarkable individuals and health institutions from across the globe, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to public health and development.

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      #Poland’s Severe Hypothermia Treatment Centre was the first Polish facility dedicated to treating hypothermic patients & one of the world's first medical centers dedicated to the treatment of accidental hypothermia https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/tMvUAQHJmL

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      Prof Vathesatogkit's work has not only improved treatment & care protocols for patients but has resulted in many tobacco control measures, including tobacco taxes and restrictions on advertising and sports sponsorships https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/0gMVhuC5AS

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      Prof Vathesatogkit’s lifelong ambition has been to reduce the prevalence of lung cancer in #Thailand. When he started his career 60% of men smoked and only 1 in 20 lung cancers were diagnosed https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/ZGYXD7qdZn

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      Since 1986 Prof Prakit Vathesatogkit has been the Executive Secretary of the Action on Smoking & Health Foundation. He is also a member of the National Committee for the Control of Tobacco Use at the @pr_moph https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75 https://t.co/aMWp2EZUzO

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      This year’s Dr. Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health went to Prof Prakit Vathesatogkit from #Thailand & the Severe Hypothermia Treatment Centre based in #Poland https://t.co/Fwo57LLJkD #WHA75

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